sextet

English

Etymology

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛksˈtɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt
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    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixth
    Latinate ordinal: senary
    Adverbial: six times
    Multiplier: sixfold
    Latinate multiplier: sextuple
    Distributive: sextuply
    Group collective: half-dozen, sixsome
    Multipart collective: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: hexad
    Greek collective prefix: hexa-
    Latinate collective prefix: sexa-
    Fractional: sixth
    Latinate fractional prefix: sextant-
    Elemental: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek prefix: ecto-
    Number of musicians: sextet
    Number of years: sexennium

Noun

sextet (plural sextets)

  1. Any group of six people or things.
  2. (music) A composition for six voices or instruments.
  3. A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

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Noun

sextet m (plural sextets)

  1. (music) sextet

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sextett.

Noun

sextet n (plural sextete)

  1. sextet

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